Glen E. Dawursk Jr. 5/08

In an effort to deal
with our communities issues: highest teen pregnancy rate in the
nation, increased gang and teen violence, and Newsweek Magazine's
ranking of Milwaukee as the second most segregated city
in America I sought to meet our communities diversity by
being involved with these three programs:

Because of concerns
in the community about inappropriate role
models and a lack of positive male role models in the inner city,
I presented an original workshop for the boys only called
"Real Men" which talked about character and integrity
and how to act around a woman. A female staff member spoke to the
girls.

Because of a racism issue which occurred specifically in
two classrooms during third quarter, I conducted a two period
workshop on racism and respecting each other regardless of
gender, color or creed. I called the workshop "Running
with the Races." The workshop ended with a dialogue between
the students. The results were very positive. Our school is
owned by the Turkish community and I attended several events
sponsored by the Turkish communities’ unity group “Harmony
Foundation” which encourages tolerance of race and religion
through dialogue and understanding.